STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a high-profile dinner with more than two dozen technology executives at the White House on Thursday (September 4), where industry leaders lauded his administration’s stance on artificial intelligence and business.

The guest list included Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google executives Sundar Pichai and Sergey Brin.

Zuckerberg told Trump the companies were investing heavily in U.S. infrastructure, estimating Meta and its peers would pour more than $600 billion into data centers and innovation through 2028.

Brin and Pichai praised what they described as a constructive relationship with Washington on AI policy, while AMD’s Lisa Su credited the administration for accelerating semiconductor development. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Gates also thanked Trump and first lady Melania Trump for their focus on workforce training and technology trust.

Cook said Apple was making major U.S. manufacturing investments thanks to the administration’s policies, while Altman called Trump “a pro-business, pro-innovation president” whose approach was helping American companies lead in artificial intelligence. Oracle CEO Safra Katz described the moment as “incredible,” adding that Trump’s recognition of AI’s transformative power had “unleashed American innovation and creativity.”

The event underscored a shift in Silicon Valley’s relationship with Trump, once marked by clashes over regulation and content moderation but now recalibrated since his 2024 election victory.

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2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

" I thought you'd say a few words so we could take a couple of questions later, maybe. Mark, would you like to say a few words about the company?"

/ (SOUNDBITE) (English) META CEO, MARK ZUCKERBERG, SAYING:

"Sure. Well, I mean. I mean, it's. Sorry, should I turn this on? All right. Well, thanks for hosting us. I mean, this is quite a group to get together. And, you know, I think, you know, all of the companies here are building just about making huge investments in the country in order to build our data centers and infrastructure to power the next wave of innovation. So it's, you know, we don't often get together as the the CEOs of the different companies but it's good to see everyone. (TRUMP ASKING: How much are you spending would you say, over the next few years?) Oh, gosh. I mean, I think it's probably going to be something like, I don't know, at least $600 billion through '28 in the US. It's significant. (TRUMP SAYING: That's a lot. Thank you, Mark. It's great to have you. Thank you. Great to have you.)"

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

"And Sergey, you were saying a lot in the Oval Office. I figured you're somebody that likes to speak with his really wonderful MAGA girlfriend. So would you like to say a few words?"

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GOOGLE FOUNDER, SERGEY BRIN, SAYING:

"I think it's a real incredible inflection point right now in AI and the fact that your administration is supporting our companies instead of fighting with them."

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GOOGLE CEO, SUNDAR PICHAI, SAYING:

"So I appreciate that, you know, your administration had a constructive dialog and we were able to get some resolution. I would echo what Sergey said. I think the AI movement is one of the most transformative moments any of us have ever seen or will see in our lifetimes."

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GOOGLE CEO, SUNDAR PICHAI, SAYING:

"So making sure the U.S. is at the forefront and I think your administration is investing a lot already, the air action plan under your leadership, I think is a great start. And we look forward to working together. And thanks for your leadership."

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES CEO, LISA SU, SAYING:

"It's such an honor to be here. And the incredible work that your administration has done to support the semiconductor industry. You know, we're building the brains behind all of the wonderful AI that's being built here."

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES CEO, LISA SU, SAYING:

"And I think the amount of acceleration that we've seen just in the few short months that the administration has been in place is really, we're so grateful for that support. And we had a wonderful event this afternoon with the first lady's support of the AI education plan. So I think the main message is we are all in to make sure that America wins the air race. And it's an honor to be here."

9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICROSOFT CEO, SATYA NADELLA, SAYING:

"I think that everything that you are doing in terms of setting in place the platform where the rest of the world can not only use our technology, but trust our technology more than any other alternative is perhaps the most important issue. And you and your policies are really helping a lot. So thank you very much. And also, I want to thank Madam First Lady for hosting what I think is perhaps the most defining issue, which is about skilling and economic opportunity that comes with AI. And so I deeply appreciate you. Your leadership."

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

"Bill, would you like to say a few words?"

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICROSOFT FOUNDER, BILL GATES, SAYING:

"Thank you for incredible leadership. Including getting this group together."

12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) APPLE CEO, TIM COOK, SAYING:

"I want to thank you for including me this evening. It's incredible to be among everyone here, particularly you and the first lady. I've always enjoyed having dinner and interacting. I want to thank you for setting the tone such that we could make a major investment in the United States and have some key manufacturing, advanced manufacturing here. I think that says a lot about your focus and your leadership and your focus on innovation. I also want to thank you for helping American companies around the world."

13.(SOUNDBITE) (English) OPENAI CEO, SAM ALTMAN, SAYING:

"First of all, to echo the comments of Tim and others, thank you so much for getting us all together and thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president. It's a very refreshing change. We're very excited to see what you're doing to make all of our companies and our entire country so successful. The investment that's happening here, the ability to get the power in the industry back in the United States, I think sets us up for, you know, a long period of great success leading the world. And I don't think that would be happening now without your leadership."

14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ORACLE CEO, SAFRA KATZ, SAYING:

"This is a most incredible time. AI is going to change everything. You hear all of us saying that. But the fact that you are our president and you recognize this right away and you've unleashed American innovation and creativity."

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